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    Shop Talk: Ace Atkins Writes on a 40-Year Old Keyboard and Doesn’t Believe in Word Counts

    Shop Talk: Ace Atkins Writes on a 40-Year Old Keyboard and Doesn’t Believe in Word Counts

    Crime writers talking writing routines, long walks, and good coffee.

    By Eli Cranor | June 10, 2021

    The Scottish Anthropologist Who Inspired <em>Dracula</em>

    The Scottish Anthropologist Who Inspired Dracula

    Meet Emily Gerard, the travel writer who gave Bram Stoker the term "Nosferatu."

    By Laurie R. King | June 9, 2021

    The Shadow Was Pulp Fiction's Original Pop Culture Phenomenon. Now, He's Mostly Forgotten. What Happened?

    The Shadow Was Pulp Fiction's Original Pop Culture Phenomenon. Now, He's Mostly Forgotten. What Happened?

    Before Perry Mason, Nero Wolfe, and Philip Marlowe, there was the crime-fighter who knew what evil lurked in the hearts of men.

    By Hector DeJean | June 9, 2021

    The Shark-Infested Waters of Hawaiian Detective Fiction

    The Shark-Infested Waters of Hawaiian Detective Fiction

    The history of detective novels set in Hawai`i is long and exceedingly complex. Where is it all headed?

    By Eric Redman | June 9, 2021

    Escaping Into British Humor Is the Perfect Balm

    Escaping Into British Humor Is the Perfect Balm

    In the crisp sentences of Wodehouse and the wry scenarios of Jerome, one author finds the escape she needs.

    By Connie Berry | June 9, 2021

    The Eccentric, Unusual, and Layered Plotting of Dolores Hitchens' <em>The Cat Saw Murder</em>

    The Eccentric, Unusual, and Layered Plotting of Dolores Hitchens' The Cat Saw Murder

    "Beneath the surface narrative, fast-moving as a stream, is a deeper sort of tragic wisdom..."

    By Joyce Carol Oates | June 9, 2021

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    By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 9, 2021

    The 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' Team Is Reuniting. This Is the News I've Been Waiting For.

    By Dwyer Murphy | June 8, 2021

    Behind the Pine Curtain: East Texas’s Growing Influence on Crime Fiction

    By James Wade | June 8, 2021

    How to Write an Effective Villain

    How to Write an Effective Villain

    Scouring classic thrillers for tips on how to write villains that will keep haunting readers long after the last page is read.

    By Paul Howarth | June 8, 2021

    Why the Life of a Radio DJ Is Perfectly Suited to Crime Fiction

    Why the Life of a Radio DJ Is Perfectly Suited to Crime Fiction

    Long nights, mysterious callers, and a fear of the dreaded 'dead air'

    By Michael Bradley | June 8, 2021

    There's Never Enough Time To Read All The Books

    There's Never Enough Time To Read All The Books

    "And therein lies the despair. Too many books unread, too many movies unseen."

    By Allison Montclair | June 8, 2021

    Tangier: Spies, Smugglers, and Writers in the International City

    Tangier: Spies, Smugglers, and Writers in the International City

    Crime and the City visits Morocco's northern port, where there's a long legacy of art and intrigue.

    By Paul French | June 7, 2021

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | June 7, 2021

    Six Novels to Immerse Yourself in the Vibes of the Past

    Six Novels to Immerse Yourself in the Vibes of the Past

    From historical fiction to contemporary noir, books that capture the essence of history.

    By Nekesa Afia | June 7, 2021

    The Unjustly Forgotten Crime Novels of John Sanford, Midcentury America's Radical Jewish Conscience

    The Unjustly Forgotten Crime Novels of John Sanford, Midcentury America's Radical Jewish Conscience

    He was a lawyer, a novelist, a committed Communist, a progenitor of rural noir, and a blacklisted screenwriter. Through it all, John Sanford kept on reinventing himself.

    By Jack Mearns | June 5, 2021

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